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		<div class="page_title">About Us</div>		
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                	<h1>Alec Manfre - Chief Operating Officer</h1>
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                	<span class="descriptions">Guy Who Makes Sure People Are Doing Their Work</span>
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                    Alec Manfre is a Mechanical Engineering major at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. He became passionate about climate change in high school after his biology and chemistry teacher, James Pignatiello, talked about the evidence of climate change and the possible effects of global warming. Since then he has worked on an energy reduction and awareness campaign in his high school, been President of Environmental Alliance Georgia Tech (EAGT), been an active member of Georgia Tech's Earth Day Committee, contributed to research on solar cells, and worked for GE Energy in their Gas Turbine and Smart Grid businesses.
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                	Outside of school, Alec loves to play sports and plays on his fraternity's intramural teams. He is an avid golfer and plays summer baseball in the Atlanta area.
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                	<h1>Ramu Annamalai - Chief of Sales</h1>
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                    Ramu Annamalai is Chief of Sales for Bractlet. As an Industrial & Systems Engineer from Georgia Tech, he is interested in the optimization of complex processes, specifically home energy systems. He also has a passion in utilizing advanced supply chain techniques to effectively addressing emergency management and disaster relief situations. Professionally, he has acted as an Assistant Procurement Director for McKenney's, Inc working on securing government HVAC/plumbing/energy contracts of varying sizes. In this capacity, he developed effective internal sales strategies through formal contract pitches to profit center managers. He is currently working in operation analysis for MeadWestvaco Co. as a Process Excellence Engineer implementing micro-improvements to a press line that results in large-scale savings.
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               		Ramu has been fortunate enough to study across the globe in France, New Zealand, and Australia. Besides traveling, he enjoys staying in shape by playing ultimate frisbee for Georgia Tech's Men's team and spending time with his family.
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                	<h1>Brian Meier - Chief Financial Officer</h1>
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                    Brian Meier is the Chief Financial Officer for Bractlet.  Brian is a senior at the Georgia Institute of Technology majoring in Chemical Engineering and receiving a minor in Engineering and Management.  Throughout his time at Georgia Tech, Brian has been involved in several organizations that have helped him learn about the world of finance.  Brian was treasurer of his fraternity, in which he managed a annual budget of approximately $500k, with one employee, who he was responsible for the salary tax filings, among other things.  Brian was also Senior Financial Director for the Georgia Tech Student foundation.  This is an endowment with a value of approximately $825k when managed.  The Senior Financial Director is responsible for the direction of the portfolio and the buying and selling of securities.  These experiences help him gain knowledge outside of the classroom environment.
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               		Brian hopes that his experience can help Bractlet thrive in an area in which most start ups fail, being under capitalized.  He has many ideas on how to raise funds and use grants and investors to become a successful company offering a valuable product to Bractlet's consumers.
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                	<h1>Matthew Lynch - Chief Technology Officer</h1>
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                	<span class="descriptions">Guy Who Makes Things Work (Better) And Wears Sandals To Work</span>
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                    Matt Lynch is the Chief Technical Officer for Bractlet and is a senior Mechanical Engineer at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA.  Mechanical Engineering was the perfect choice for Matt because it will give him the knowledge to assist Bractlet in a field he is passionate about: energy management and conservation.  Matt's passion for renewable energy and alternative ways to decrease our energy dependence through conservation efforts stem from his love and appreciation for the outdoors and the high adventure hobbies he enjoys. Matt had the opportunity to conduct research at The University of Minnesota as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program on the design and optimization of wind turbine gearboxes under the supervision of Dr. Kim Stelson.  He has also interned with Case New Holland in the energy control systems group this past summer.
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               		Matt has studied abroad in New Zealand and Australia where he had the chance to explore two beautiful countries  and a part of the world that has always been a dream of his to visit.  Outside of school Matt enjoys running and completed the Atlanta Half Marathon last February. Matt grew up in Roswell, GA and has one sister, Hilary and his parents are Tom and Diane Lynch.
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                	<h1>Catherine Manfre - Chief of Marketing and Communications</h1>
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                    Catherine graduated cum laude with honors from New York University, majoring in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies with a minor in Economics. She has worked as a communications consultant with the International Finance Corporation for the past two and a half years in Cairo, Egypt. Prior to her time at IFC, she worked at an information communication technology magazine based in Cairo.  From living and working in Egypt, Catherine developed a passion for solving world problems like climate change having seen the direct effects these issues have on the world's poorest populations.
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               		In her free time, Catherine plays softball for the Wildwomen softball team and is the Regional Director for World Faith Cairo. She also likes speaking Arabic, running, traveling the world, and blogging. She is Alec's sister.
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                	<h1>Travis Wooten - Chief Software Officer</h1>
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                	<span class="descriptions">Guy Who Programs Everything</span>
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                   	Travis Wooten is a Computer Science major at the Georgia Institute of Technology focusing on the People and Media threads of his degree. He knew he wanted to be in the computing industry from the age of five when his mother brought home an original Apple Macintosh from her school. After learning how to program, he began exploring and teaching himself other languages. He has made a few Android applications and web applications. Before Bractlet, Travis worked at the Georgia Tech Research Institute programming web applications.
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               		In his free time, Travis enjoys all types of sports but specifically tennis. In addition to competitive sports, he can usually be found on a beach or near a body of water hanging out with friends.
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